The Islamic Golden Age - Mid Term Quiz

When was the Islamic Golden Age?

• 793 - 1066

• 1258 - 1400

• 622 AD – 1258

• 381 - 792

What was the name of the organisation that ruled over the expansion of the Islamic empire after the death of the Prophet Mohammed

• Ministry

• Caliphate

• Government

• Committee

What was the name of the Caliphates which ruled over the expansion of the Islamic Empire

• Romulus

• Reagan

• Ragnar

• Rashidun

Are these Caliphs in the correct order?

1. Caliph Bakr

2. Caliph Umar

3. Caliph Ali

4. Caliph Uthman

• Yes

• No

Which of these statements is false?

• The Rashidun Caliphs united the Arab tribes under Islam by attacking them

• The Rashidun Caliphs allowed Christians and Jews to practice their own religions as long as they paid a tax to Mecca

• The Rashidun Caliphs did not allow cities in Persia to surrender, instead they slaughtered everyone.

• The Rashidun Caliphs helped the spread of Islam by ensuring that Islam was taught as the prophet intended by all Muslims across their empire.

Which of these statements is TRUE

• The Rushiden Caliphs welcomed great minds and thinkers from all religions

• The Rushiden Caliphs only valued the ideas of other Muslims

Which of these statements is NOT true?

• The Golden age of Islam was a time when knowledge was shared in great universities in places such as Baghdad

• The Golden age of Islam was a time of religious terror

Which of these inventions was Abass Ibn Firnass credited for?

• Cat gut

• Pin hole camera

• Flight

• Universities

Which of these countries which is now in Europe was part of the Islamic Empire during the Islamic Golden Age?

• France

• Spain

• Germany

• England

Where did Islamic Golden age scholars look to find knowledge to build upon in their learning?

• Ancient Greece & Rome

• The Vikings & Saxons

• The Renaissance

• The Crusades